Left You Dead: A Realistically Creepy Crime Thriller (Roy Grace Book 17)

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What made this book special and entertaining is not just the mystery, but the relationship dynamics between the characters. In a nutshell, it’s a did he/didn’t he set-up, but James, one of the best storytellers around, keeps the clever plot motoring. I'm always eagerly awaiting my yearly dose of Roy Grace ever since I first started reading them during the series infancy - I was always going to be hooked on a crime drama set in my hometown of Brighton. Left You Dead is another edge of your seat crime mystery with James' signature short, sharp chapters it's an easy, quick read. I did guess the direction of the novel early on, but nothing prepared me for the detail, so I felt that I was hit hard by surprise after surprise and each new revelation caused me doubt my hypothesis and speculate even harder about events.

about how it’s hard to forget pain, but harder to remember happiness - because we don’t have scars for happiness”. However, Peter James has introduced dramatic irony and the reader is savvy to information that the police don't have. Overall, a highly enjoyable read that I couldn’t put down most of the time - perfect for fans of a good thriller book.This is one of the few ongoing sagas that still has me gripped, although the previous outing, Find Them Dead, left me feeling rather dissatisfied as the main character seemed to have been sidelined. James is back to his imperious best in Left You Dead, with a plot that will keep you on your toes, plus a decent balance of the other ingredients that have made this series one of the strongest and most reliable police procedurals around. The case of the Paternoster’s is an interesting one, it builds well , with plenty of contradictory evidence with several twists in the plotting, one or two I do foresee but it doesn’t spoil the enjoyment. One of the storylines that seemed to be irrelevant might have been because it was a major point in a previous book? Except, Roy thinks he’s got evidence to bring down Pewe once and for all, and that hovers tantalisingly in the background during Left You Dead.

I found the Bruno storyline slightly random and bizarre as if Peter James had run out of ideas about what to do with him. Found the whole Bruno thing could have been handled differently, Cleo has become dull and Humphrey the dog gets mentioned more than poor little Noah who always seems to be with the nanny or in bed poor little chap.The first seems more likely initially, but later as more information comes to light, it’s anyone’s guess. Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award-winning author Peter James, faces his most engrossing case yet in Left You Dead.